2002 ARAG World Team Cup
The 2002 ARAG World Team Cup was a men's team tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the World Team Cup and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf in Germany from May 19 through May 25, 2002.
Australia were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Argentina defeated Russia in the final to win the title for the second time.
Players
=Red Group=
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;{{ARG}}
- José Acasuso (# 95)
- Lucas Arnold (# 34 Doubles)
- Guillermo Cañas (# 16)
- Gastón Etlis (# 36 Doubles)
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;{{FRA}}
- Arnaud Clément (# 26 Doubles)
- Nicolas Escudé (# 27)
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;{{SWE}}
- Jonas Björkman (# 15 Doubles)
- Thomas Enqvist (# 22)
- Thomas Johansson (# 8)
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;{{USA}}
- James Blake (# 38)
- Jared Palmer (# 1 Doubles)
- Andy Roddick (# 13)
- Pete Sampras (# 11)
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=Blue Group=
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;{{GER}}
- Karsten Braasch (# 44 Doubles)
- Lars Burgsmüller (# 78)
- Tommy Haas (# 2)
- Nicolas Kiefer (# 58)
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (# 426)
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;{{GBR}}
- Tim Henman (# 6)
- Martin Lee (# 96)
- Miles Maclagan (# 1093 Doubles)
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;{{RUS}}
- Andrei Cherkasov (# 537)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (# 4)
- Marat Safin (# 5)
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;{{ESP}}
- Galo Blanco (# 91)
- Àlex Corretja (# 21)
- Albert Costa (# 19)
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Round robin
=Red Group=
==Standings==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| width=40|Pos.
!width=165|Country !width=80|Points !width=80|Matches !width=80|Sets | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|ARG}} | 2–1 | 5–4 | 11–11 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|2 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|SWE}} | 2–1 | 6–3 | 15–10 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|3 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|FRA}} | 1–2 | 5–4 | 11–7 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|4 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|USA}} | 1–2 | 2–7 | 9–14 |
| style="background:#ffffff;" |
==United States vs. France==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=United States
|team2=France
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=19 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6|4|3|T2P1=Arnaud Clément |3|6|6}}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Pete Sampras |6.025|6|6.02|T2P1=Nicolas Escudé |7|2|7}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=James Blake |T1P2=Jared Palmer |1|1| |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Nicolas Escudé |6|6| }}
}}
==Sweden vs. Argentina==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Sweden
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=20 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Thomas Enqvist |4|6|7|T2P1=José Acasuso |6|1|6.04}}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Thomas Johansson |2|6|0|T2P1=Guillermo Cañas |6|4|6}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jonas Björkman |T1P2=Thomas Johansson |3|7|9|T2P1=Lucas Arnold |T2P2=Gastón Etlis |6|6.025|11}}
}}
==United States vs. Argentina==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=United States
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=21 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6|6| |T2P1=José Acasuso |3|2| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Pete Sampras |7|2|6.04|T2P1=Guillermo Cañas |5|6|7}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=James Blake |T1P2=Jared Palmer |7|6| |T2P1=Lucas Arnold |T2P2=Gastón Etlis |5|2| }}
}}
==Sweden vs. France==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Sweden
|team2=France
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=21 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Thomas Enqvist |6|6| |T2P1=Nicolas Escudé |4|4| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jonas Björkman |1|6|4|T2P1=Arnaud Clément |6|4|6}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jonas Björkman |T1P2=Thomas Enqvist |6|4|10|T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Nicolas Escudé | 3|6|3}}
}}
==United States vs. Sweden==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=United States
|team2=Sweden
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=23 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=James Blake |6|5|6.03|T2P1=Thomas Enqvist |4|7|7}}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Pete Sampras |2|7|6.05|T2P1=Thomas Johansson |6|6.025|7}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=James Blake |T1P2=Jared Palmer |3|4| |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Thomas Johansson |6|6| }}
}}
==France vs. Argentina==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=France
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=23 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Arnaud Clément |6.01|3| |T2P1=José Acasuso |7|6| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nicolas Escudé |5|2| |T2P1=Guillermo Cañas |7|6| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Arnaud Clément |T1P2=Nicolas Escudé |6|6| |T2P1=Lucas Arnold |T2P2=Gastón Etlis |1|4| }}
}}
=Blue Group=
==Standings==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| width=40|Pos.
!width=165|Country !width=80|Points !width=80|Matches !width=80|Sets | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|RUS}} | 2–1 | 5–4 | 11–9 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|2 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|ESP}} | 2–1 | 6–3 | 13–7 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|3 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|GBR}} | 1–2 | 4–5 | 9–10 |
| style="background:#ffffff;"
|4 |style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagcountry|GER}} | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–11 |
| style="background:#ffffff;" |
==Spain vs. Great Britain==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Spain
|team2=Great Britain
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=19 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Àlex Corretja |6|6| |T2P1=Martin Lee |3|4| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Albert Costa |4|6|6|T2P1=Tim Henman |6|3|2}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Galo Blanco |T1P2=Àlex Corretja |3|5| |T2P1=Martin Lee |T2P2=Miles Maclagan |6|7| }}
}}
==Russia vs. Germany==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Russia
|team2=Germany
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=20 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |6.05|3| |T2P1=Tommy Haas |7|6| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marat Safin |4|6|6.05|T2P1=Nicolas Kiefer |6|2|7}}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |T1P2=Marat Safin |6|6| |T2P1=Karsten Braasch |T2P2=Lars Burgsmüller |1|1| }}
}}
==Germany vs. Great Britain==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Germany
|team2=Great Britain
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=22 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nicolas Kiefer |6.06|3| |T2P1=Tim Henman |7|6| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lars Burgsmüller |6|6| |T2P1=Martin Lee |3|3| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lars Burgsmüller |T1P2=Nicolas Kiefer |4|1| |re1=2|T2P1=Martin Lee |T2P2=Miles Maclagan |6|2| }}
}}
==Russia vs. Spain==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Russia
|team2=Spain
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=22 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marat Safin |6|6| |T2P1=Àlex Corretja |4|4| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |3|6.06| |T2P1=Albert Costa |6|7| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |T1P2=Marat Safin |6.01|6|10|T2P1=Àlex Corretja |T2P2=Albert Costa |7|3|5}}
}}
==Spain vs. Germany==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Spain
|team2=Germany
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=24 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Albert Costa |6|6| |T2P1=Nicolas Kiefer |2|2| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Àlex Corretja |6|6| |T2P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber |3|4| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Àlex Corretja |T1P2=Albert Costa |6|6| |T2P1=Karsten Braasch |T2P2=Philipp Kohlschreiber |3|2| }}
}}
==Russia vs. Great Britain==
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Russia
|team2=Great Britain
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=24 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |2|6.06| |T2P1=Tim Henman |6|7| }}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marat Safin |7|7| |T2P1=Martin Lee |5|5| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |T1P2=Marat Safin |6|6| |T2P1=Martin Lee |T2P2=Miles Maclagan |1|0| }}
}}
Final
= Russia vs. Argentina =
{{DavisCupBox3
|team1=Russia
|team2=Argentina
|venue=Düsseldorf, Germany
|date=25 May 2002
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Marat Safin |6|2|0|re1=3|T2P1=José Acasuso |2|6|3}}
|R2={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |4|2| |T2P1=Guillermo Cañas |6|6| }}
|R3={{TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Andrei Cherkasov |T1P2=Yevgeny Kafelnikov |4|1| |T2P1=Lucas Arnold |T2P2=Gastón Etlis |6|6| }}
}}
See also
References
- [http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2002/615/mds.pdf 2002 ARAG World Team Cup draw]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100528162152/http://www.arag-world-team-cup.com/en World Team Cup official website]
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{{2002 ATP Tour}}
{{2002 in tennis}}
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